Apparently calls to 911 said that up to 30 riders were racing, stopping, filming themselves and weaving among vehicles on Highway 287.

It was also reported that a car had stopped to block traffic so the riders could pass and that people were standing in the back of a pickup truck, photographing the group.

So the officer pulled over the pick-up truck and when riders did not give him enough room as is required by Texas law, he pulled out a canister and sprayed as riders passed close by.

There were no reports of riders being affected or the incident causing any crashes.

It followed other videos and reports of American police behaving violently towards riders including a Minnesota police officer accidentally shooting a rider he had pulled over and an Oregon officer ramming a rider and then kicking him in the chest.

The Minnesota officer was placed on administrative leave and the Oregon officer was sued for $181,170 in damages.

Watch the accidental shooting video below.

In the next video, an American rider is rammed by an unmarked police car after a five-minute pursuit and then kicked in the chest to get on the ground, even though he was starting to crouch down.